DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE this during National Reconciliation Week. This is the anniversary of the 1967 Referendum which finally recognised the First Peoples who have lived here for millennia and meant that they were included in the National Census as people and permitted to vote. It is also the reminder of Mabo. […]
ONGOING wet weather across our region continues to challenge both our infrastructure and our communities. For many residents – especially those in our rural areas – persistent rain has caused major disruption, damaging roads, isolating properties, and making our day-to-day life that much harder. While the impacts have been felt across the entire community, the […]
DEAR News Of The Area, ADVANCE is a Liberal funded lobby group with a major aim of wrecking the Greens (‘We won’t be silenced on offshore wind’, Sandra Bourke, spokesperson Advance, NOTA,12 May 2025). When you think about the reasoning behind this objective one can only come to the conclusion that Advance has a major […]
DEAR Jasminda, MY new girlfriend sleeps with her dog (Brutus) in the bed. I really like her, but I find this behaviour bizarre and, frankly, a relationship breaker. How do I navigate this? Gerard P. Dear Gerard, The early phase of a relationship is often marked by constant affection, but this should not include waking […]
NOSTALGIA reigns this week with the release of Karate Kid: Legends. Following the unexpected success of the legacy television (or “streaming”) series Cobra Kai, producers have realised there is a great deal of possibility in this franchise which first came to screens more than 40 years ago. The premise remains familiar: a recently uprooted youth, […]
DEAR News Of The Area, THE Australian people as well as the people of Port Stephens have voted in support of the Labor Government and its policies. As for the offshore wind farm, objectors you had your chance to raise legitimate concerns and still have the chance to raise them with a dedicated MP in […]
DEAT News Of The Area, It was interesting to read the reactions to Justin Page’s call to “move forward with proper, fact based assessments of the environmental and economic impacts of the Hunter offshore wind industry”. That does not seem to be an unreasonable suggestion and is aligned with the requirements of the Feasibility Licence […]
DEAR News Of The Area, TO follow up on a previous letter from Justin Page, as the President of No Off Shore Turbines Port Stephens, I can safely say that we do not make any such claims about dead whales (misinformation). The Advance leaflets were placed on seats at a NREN (National Rational Energy Network) […]
